The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-12-08
In Brief

noon and evening.
In Brief
There will be bar meeting in Superior Court
room to-day, at O'clock. to take action upon the
death Of Judge j. c. Denny.
Newton c. Claypool was granted permit yes
ferday to repair the business block, Nos 80 and
S5 South Meridian street. The improvements
Are TO cost 81. 800
Curtis and Flora Banta, Samuel NJ. Gardner and
Carrie Winter. John w. Stogsdl and Elvra
Dezell. Ernest Riddle and Lena Tengler. Otto
Aneshaensel and Anna Cunningham.
The PEOPLES Building and Loan Company. of
Cochran. fled it's articles with the Secretary of
State Yesterday. The capital stock is $500, 000
The directors are e. Smith. F. Schmutte. j. F.
Green, A. Steincamp, II. Fullerton, J. Siefsr-
man. z. Stewart,W. 81. Conway, and G. F. Shop
hard
LIABILITIES OF 7. j. HoDGEN & co.
The liabilities of the Indianapolis branch of
the bucket-shop concern of 7. j. Hodsen & Co.
are s26. 964 IS. The firm at this point paid out
IN losses since Nov IL. s24. 45. A Transcript
of the deed of assignments made to the Louis
Vile Safe and Vault Company was fled with the
county recorder yesterday.
EXPLOSION OF BARREL OF ALCOHOL.
A barrel of alcohol exploded in the cellar of
Richardson & Co.'S. drug house at No 235 South
Meridian street yesterday afternoon, and for a
lsw minutes it looked like destructive confla-
cation would be the result. However, the fire
department. responded promptly to still alarm.
snd the FIRE was extineulshed before the flames
lid much damage. How the fire got to the alco-
Aol is mystery
ARRESTED Fol. GIVING ADVICE.
Jesse Murphy, ir, of Glenwood. was arrested
yesterday by Deputy United States Marshal
Ward on q charge OF interfering with the mails.
The offense, 1t is said, consists 10 his advising
people not to mail their letters in the Genwood
9ossofhce. but on the train. The trouble is at
sribured to q disagreement between Mr.. Murphy,
who is Republican. and the newly appointed
Democratic postmaster. Mr. Murphy was re-
srased on his own recognizance in the sum Of
$500 for appearance before the United States
Commissioner to-day.
PROVIDING FOR THE STATE INSTITUTIONS.
Unless the law providing for such action is
compiled with in few days warrants to pay
the past months expenses of the benevolent
institutions cannot be drawn OF account Of fail
are Of appropriation. 1t is provided by Section
27o8 r. s., that it shall be lawful when such
contingency arises for the Governor. Secretary
and Treasurer of State to direct the Auditor OF
State to draw his warrants on tho treasury for
such sums as they may from time to time de-
eide TO be necessary for meeting the current ex-
penses of the State institutions. The appropria-
tlons made two years ago have expired and this
10 the only means by which they be
Gnued. The law restricts the officers named in
ordering these expenditures TO the amounts of
the last appropriations made by the General
Assembly. but they can order less SUMS If they
see fit. A meeting OF the Governor, Secretary
and Treasurer of State will doubt be held
run the institutions until the Legislature meets.
THE TRUST LEASES MORE GAS TERRITORY.
The Consumers Gas Trust, yesterday, pur-
chased the leases and wells in Hamilton county
Of the Coopers syndicate. 1t includes two
wells and contract to drill four more. The
leases cover about !. 700 acres, in addition to
which the Trust has leased so far, 700 acres in
that nelghborhood. One of tbs wells thus Sc
cured in the Waddell, which Mr.. Cooper saws
yields from 120o0,00O to 16. 900. 900 feet of gas
I~s1~ r.
advances their work considerably and that they
r will be able to get gas to the city much sooner
than they expected. In regard to the Broad
Ripple company, Ii the proposed test Saturday
evening proves satisfactory, an arrangement
may be made with the Trust to have it take the
property conditonally. with the guarantee OF
purchase If the flow of gas continues profitable.
Several directors OF the Trust favor this plan.
Il Is expected that early action will be taken in
features which admitted by all concerned
TO be objectionable.
FOR sUNDAY-soHooL WORKERS.
meeting for the study OF the Sunday school
lesson is held every Saturday in the par
lors of the Young Mems Christian Asso-
citation beginning at IL o'clock, noon, and con-
tinuing one hour. The purpose is to unite the
teachers Of all denominations in a more thor
ouzh preparation for the duties of the ensuing
Sabbath This end will be best secured if pre-
vious study can be given during the week by
those who attend and the results brought for
ton It is expected also that the association
viii be helpful in q variety of WAYS, even beyond
the speciai furnishing for the work of teaching
DIR. Gilbert pastor of Merldian-ssreet nj. E.
Church. for many years identified with normal
and training classes under the International
Sunday-school Association. has consented for
the present TO lead the meeting His method
will not only involve calculation Of the truths
contained in the lessons. but at the same time
supply hints upon the art of teaching. covering
both the matter and manner of religious fnstruc-
ton. All are iuvited-Chrstlans not teachers
being welcome-to bring their Bibles and par
ticipate freely in the exercises